Post subject: British Liberals: Sample of their Hatred for Julian Assange

A truly disgraceful display was provoked by Assange's appeal for asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Tweets and articles below all gathered by Gabriele Zamparini.

Note that the US based writer, Glenn Greenwald, admirably confronts some of the British pundits - mainly in response to a Nick Cohen article which really caught the fancy of Assange hating British liberals.

"most of the British liberal left behaved honourably during the WikiLeaks affair"---Nick Cohen

Nick Cohen: Definition of paranoia: supporters of Julian Assange The right does not have a monopoly
Posted by gabriele on June 24, 2012, 7:03 am

Meanwhile, The Economist is having some fun
Posted by gabriele on June 24, 2012, 3:50 pm,
The Economist (@TheEconomist)
24/06/2012 15:15
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, sought political asylum at which embassy in London? Take our weekly quiz econ.st/L1Aemc

Twitter/Assange: The Guardian technology editor tweets
Posted by gabriele on June 21, 2012, 6:17 pm
Charles Arthur (@charlesarthur)
21/06/2012 18:14
It is absolutely not true that Julian Assange got twitter to fall over so that he could sneak out of the Ecuadorean embassy for a latte.

Red editor in chief tweets
Posted by gabriele on June 21, 2012, 6:25 pm,
sam baker (@SamAtRedmag)
21/06/2012 18:18
You need to follow @DowningStCat. his #assange updates are almost as funny as his post-match #euro2012 reports for 'Dave'

The Economist's Edward Lucas tweets
Posted by gabriele on June 21, 2012, 6:29 pm, in reply to "Red editor in chief tweets"

Edward Lucas (@edwardlucas)
21/06/2012 18:20
my short piece on Assange: Leaker unplugged. I wonder if he's really in the embassy at all economist.com/node/21557312

David Aaronovitch keeps tweeting
Posted by gabriele on June 21, 2012, 9:47 am
David Aaronovitch (@DAaronovitch)
21/06/2012 08:43
When the embassy stunt fails expect Assange, slung over the shoulders of muscular friend, to be swung into St Paul’s shouting “thanctuary!”

Stuart Millar, deputy editor Guardian US tweets
Posted by gabriele on June 19, 2012, 9:38 pm, in reply to "The Guardian never loses its humour "

Stuart Millar (@stuartmillar159)
19/06/2012 20:04
I like to think that #Assange chose the Ecuadorean embassy because it's so convenient for Harrods bit.ly/LcMsNd

Stuart Millar (@stuartmillar159)
19/06/2012 21:20
The serious downside of the #Assange situation is having to watch his risible Russia Today show for research purposes

Luke Harding (@lukeharding1968)
19/06/2012 22:25
#Assange's plight seems reminiscent of the scene in Monty Python where the knights think to storm the castle using a giant badger

Guardian's Deborah Orr tweets
Deborah Orr (@DeborahJaneOrr)
19/06/2012 22:23
I think we can safely say that Julian Assange's bid to run the world has faltered. A bit.

Nick Cohen tweets
Nick Cohen (@NickCohen4)
19/06/2012 21:02
@jeremyduns @cllr_mikeharris @mePadraigReidy It's just amazing Jeremy, he [Assange] collaborates with the last dictatorship in Europe and is a hero

James Ball, Guardian journalist and ex-wikileaker tweets
Posted by gabriele on June 19, 2012, 9:52 pm, in reply to "Assange makes a move! "

James Ball (@jamesrbuk)
19/06/2012 21:32
Total bail bond on Julian Assange is £200,000 in cash. The high-profile supporters who posted it may now never see it again.

Re: GLENN GREENWALD WAS LEFT ALONE TODAY BY THE BRITISH CHICKEN-RADICALS
Posted by The Editors on June 24, 2012, 7:00 pm, in reply to "GLENN GREENWALD WAS LEFT ALONE TODAY BY THE BRITISH CHICKEN-RADICALS"
Agreed. Not sure if even you got this one on Cohen, G (probably did):
@ggreenwald you probably already saw but passing this on Even by the Guardian's ever-lower standards its remarkably bad http://goo.gl/jX1uY
GG replied: @MarkAdomanis You know about his history, right? I'd be upset if he weren't a scornful critic
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/216904759393783809
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